True ribs
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| Anterior surface of sternum and costa cartilages. (True ribs are first seven.) |
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The first seven ribs are connected posteriorly with the vertebral column, and anteriorly, through the intervention of the costal cartilages, with the sternum; they are called true ribs or vertebro-sternal ribs.
False ribs are interconnected membranous structures that are connected with the sternum process.
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General structures
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T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12
costal facets ( superior, inferior, transverse) · Uncinate process of vertebra
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specific ribs ( 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, true – 1–7, false – 8–12, floating – 11–12) · parts ( Angle, Tubercle, Costal groove, Neck, Head)
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